Aging Competency
Chapter 4: Elder Rights & Resources
Abbreviations
APS: Adult Protective Services
EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
LTC Ombudsman: Long Term Care Ombudsman
NCEA: National Center on Elder Abuse
Materials to Review
Legal Assistance
- Age Discrimination (EEOC)
- AoA-funded National Legal Resource Centers
- Elder Law Comes of Age (National Elder Law Foundation)
- Facts About Law & the Elderly (American Bar Association)
- Guardianship & Alternatives (The Center for Social Gerontology)
- National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising
Children (Generations United) - Grandparent Visitation Rights (AARP)
- Legal Services for the Elderly
Consumer Protection
Elder Abuse Prevention
- Elder Abuse and Neglect (AoA)
- FAQs about Elder Abuse (National Center on Elder Abuse)
- Medicare Fraud
Long Term Care Ombudsman
Additional Online Resources
Directories
- Consumer Protection (USA.gov)
- Directory of Elder Law Attorneys
- Directory of State LTC Ombudsmen
- Legal Guide for Older Americans (ABA)
- Senior Legal Hotline Directory (AARP)
- Legal Services Corporation Legal Service Locator
- Nursing Home Compare
- How to Report Medicare Fraud and Abuse
- Victims of Crime Toll-free Numbers (DOJ)
- State Elder Abuse Hotlines (National Center on Elder Abuse)
- State Legal Services Developers
Government
Organizations
- American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
- National Guardianship Association
